Clay Bar Lubricant Substitute

You simply apply some lubricant and wipe the surface with the autoscrub towel.

Clay bar lubricant substitute.

04 19 2015 09 28 pm 1. The autoscrub towel is a clay bar alternative that consists of a special rubber impregnated towel. Substitute for clay bar lubricant. These companies also happen to sell specific clay bar lubricants as well they claim the soap will degrade the clay bar.

Much easier and more economical than throwing away a dropped clay bar. Most of the time i ll just use the leftover soapy water from washing the car. I much prefer these the rinseless type washes instead of regular car soap. Dilution ratio is on the bottle.

Making a wet and smooth surface perfect for claying. If you drop the autoscrub towel on the ground no big deal just rinse it off. This is a lubricant that s specifically formulated to increase the lubricity of your car and reduce friction from the clay bar. So i bought meguiar s smooth surface clay kit which contains 473ml quik detailer inside the box and also purchased a 650ml bottle of meguiar s ultimate quik detailer because i know one bottle of 473ml is not enough.

Fill up the rest of the bottle with distilled water. You have your very own clay bar lubricant. It s not much so it becomes a good bang for the buck. The most obvious option would be clay lube.

You can use blackfire wet diamond rinseless wash or optimum onr as a clay lubricant. Add 4 oz of rubbing alcohol to a cleaner 1 quart spray bottle. So i ended up using both bottles of quik detailer when i clayed my gti. Add three to five drops and that s it of liquid dishwashing detergent.

Certain product manufacturers recommend against this but remember what i said about taking their motives into consideration.